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My 1978 Mustang II 2+2 "The Skunk"

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Old 02-16-2011 | 03:13 PM
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Default My 1978 Mustang II 2+2 "The Skunk"

I posted this on the Introduction board but was told I should probably put it here, too.

My ride is a 1978 Mustang II running a 1991 5.0L H.O. with dual quads on a Weiand 289 hi-rise tunnel-ram.



When I first got this car it had no engine, no transmission, and it was white. I installed the engine and tranny, ported the heads, fly-cut the pistons, built the throttle linkage and tuned the carbs, and did all the bodywork and paint including building the custom rear spoiler and hanging the side pipes.






DRIVETRAIN:
1991 Mustang 5.0 H.O. short block
Sync'd Holley 4160 carburetors (390cfm 4bbl vacuum secondary)
Weiand 289 aluminum hi-rise tunnel ram intake
Custom-ground Delta cam .558/.540”
Fly-cut pistons
Crower titanium valvesprings
Ported GT-40 heads
Pertronix ignition
MSD Blaster II coil
Custom 21-degree advance distributor
Hedmann headers
Corvette side pipes
C4 transmission with B&M shift kit

APPEARANCE PACKAGE:
Factory T-tops
Channeled 1988 Mustang LX Spoiler
Vintage Hilborn-style scoop
Hood modification
1977 King Cobra hatch louvers
John Deere Blitz Black (satin finish) paint with OEM gloss white stripes
Custom Jolly Roger grill ornament and door locks

PERFORMANCE & HANDLING:
8” rear end with 3.50 limited-slip
245/50R15's on Turbine wheels
Rear seat delete, aluminum intake, custom bumpers

Total build cost to date: $2,437
Est. HP: 389 @6300 rpm

All work done by owner except:
Cam grind by Delta Cam, Tacoma, WA
Flexplate rebalanced by Perpetual Balancing, Mukilteo, WA

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I'll be kicking around the 5.0 tech section. PM me or add to this thread if you have any questions.

- Joe
Old 02-16-2011 | 05:55 PM
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Wow, impressive man, any more pics?
Old 02-16-2011 | 06:23 PM
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Nice!!
Old 02-16-2011 | 07:54 PM
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There are build pics on my Cardomain site. www.cardomain.com/ride/803178.

Here's the plumbing for the side pipes. These are Corvette 2.5" glass packs (I believe; they were advertised as such at the swap meet where I found them.) The II is so short that I had to cut the pipes, then run flex tubing back from the collectors, then run it forward again to a hard 90 welded onto each pipe. Kinda weird but I REALLY wanted side pipes with glass packs and it sounds KILLER. Besides, the pipes were only $50 at a swap meet.



And here's me chillin' on the hood last spring, before the side pipes went on.

Old 02-16-2011 | 09:23 PM
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bad a** bro..
Old 06-23-2011 | 08:40 PM
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thats a bad asz mustang, i like the skull
Old 11-20-2012 | 10:29 AM
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Very nice, I've always liked the mustang II's.
Old 11-21-2012 | 09:39 AM
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cool ride.
Old 02-11-2023 | 04:29 PM
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Default Need headers to replace manifold

[size=16px]I have a 78 mustang but the engine as far as I can tell it's from the late 80s to early nineties. The manifolds on there are d5ze-9431-aa for the left and d5ze-9430-ag for the right. And they sit tight by the engine bay wall. I currently have side pipes running from the shorty manifolds.[/size]

[size=16px]I'm looking for a replacement header with the same dimensions so I can slide them into my current exhaust.[/size]

[size=16px]I'm having trouble finding anything. I even went as far as trying that new chatGPT which came back with a pacesetter 70-2224 shorty and a BBK performance 1772 shorty but when I search these on Google they seem to not exist.[/size]

[size=16px]Can someone please help me find replacement headers shorties that will fit my current exhaust? Thank you in advance[/size]
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